Ricardo Jamin Vidal (born 6 February 1931) is a Filipino Cardinal Priest and the Archbishop-emeritus of Cebu in the Roman Catholic Church. On October 15, 2010 his resignation as archbishop of Cebu was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI and he was replaced by Jose S. Palma, DD, formerly Archbishop of Palo, on January 13, 2011.
Born in Mogpog, Marinduque, Vidal studied at the Minor Seminary of the Most Holy Rosary (now Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seminary)...
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Ricardo Jamin Vidal (born 6 February 1931) is a Filipino Cardinal Priest and the Archbishop-emeritus of Cebu in the Roman Catholic Church. On October 15, 2010 his resignation as archbishop of Cebu was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI and he was replaced by Jose S. Palma, DD, formerly Archbishop of Palo, on January 13, 2011.
Born in Mogpog, Marinduque, Vidal studied at the Minor Seminary of the Most Holy Rosary (now Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seminary) in Sariaya, Quezon and the San Carlos Seminary in Makati City, Metro Manila. Ordained as a priest on 17 March 1956, Vidal became the spiritual director of the local Seminary of Mount Carmel.
Vidal was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Malolos in 1971, and was consecrated bishop by Bishop Alfredo Maria Aranda Obviar. Less than two years later, he was appointed Archbishop of Lipa by Pope Paul VI. Pope John Paul II appointed Vidal Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu in 1981, becoming Archbishop on 24 August 1982.
Vidal helped found the Catechist...
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